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more_legal_areas mesotheliomaMesothelioma is a cancer of the mesothelium most often caused by asbestos exposure. The risk of suffering mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases increases as exposure and length of time increases, though some mesothelioma sufferers have only been exposed to asbestos briefly. Mesothelioma is a rare form of lung cancer with no cure. Anyone with asbestos related illnesses and mesothelioma sufferers should contact a mesothelioma lawyer to find out what their legal rights and options are.
A high number of litigation over mesothelioma cases has awarded victims hundreds of thousands of dollars to millions of dollars. While the awards may appear to be generous, mesothelioma is a deadly form of cancer that does not respond to traditional chemotherapy and other cancer treatment plans. Right now, the FDA has just approved a new mesothelioma drug that patients are finding more hope through. Even though the mesothelioma drug is an advancement in mesothelioma treatment, the drug used in combination with chemotherapy only extends and improves a patient''s life by several months.
If you have been exposed to asbestos and are now suffering from an asbestos-related disease, an expert and reputable mesothelioma attorney will be able to tell you if a strong case exists. For decades, workers were unknowingly exposed to asbestos at the workplace. In about 70 to 80 percent of all mesothelioma cases report a history of asbestos exposure at the workplace.
Asbestos has been used in a wide number of industrial practices. The tiny asbestos particles are invisible to the eye and people that were exposed to it at for a long duration was unaware that the deadly minerals were being inhaled. Once asbestos enters the body, there is no way of getting rid of the fibers.
Used primarily as an insulation material, asbestos related claims have been in such high number that mesothelioma lawyers have encountered companies that have declared bankruptcy. Still, mesothelioma sufferers have legal rights and are entitled to damages. Mesothelioma patients will only live for an average of 9 to 13 months after being diagnosed with the disease. Millions of workers have been exposed to asbestos at the workplace, which can take up to 30 to 50 years after exposure before symptoms appear.
A San Francisco jury recently awarded $20 million in damages to a woman, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2006, and her husband.
Joan and Daniel Mahoney sued asbestos manufacturer Georgia Pacific Corp. after she received the » Read More
The family of an Illinois man who died from asbestos-related mesothelioma was awarded $2.6 million in damages on Wednesday. The jury deliberated for only about four hours before de...
A Virginia Supreme Court judge upheld a multimillion-dollar jury verdict in the asbestos case of a former Newport News shipyard employee who died of mesothelioma, a fatal asbestos-related ...